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WEEDit equipment can be used in full
sunlight through to complete darkness
and does not require recalibration for
changes in light intensity or soil type
and colour. Machines are carefully
designed to maintain optimal height
above the ground to ensure the
camera stays in focus to optimise weed
detection and nozzle angle efficiency.
The collaboration anticipates being
ready for commercial production
in 2018.
Chemical team collaboration
In September 2013, Nufarm took
the opportunity to assemble more
than 50 of our chemistry team
members to address four critical
business objectives:
1. Ensure that our formulations
are zero-defect.
2. Improve our speed to market.
3. Improve our performance when
taking a formulation from the lab
into manufacturing production.
4. Improve the way we approach
product innovation.
This week-long event was the first time
the group had been brought together
in this way to address business
development and improvement.
Cross-regional teams reviewed
regional approaches to formulation
development, analytical standards
and transfer-to-manufacturing, with the
aim of developing standardised global
approaches for use across the business.
Working groups with representatives
from each region have been established
to progress the conference’s initial
ideas through to implementation. It is
anticipated that most of the detailed
design and trial work will be completed
within a year of the conference.
WEEDit weed targeting
Croplands, our spray equipment
business in Australia, launched its
WEEDit machinery range in 2013.
Designed to help combat summer
weeds and retain soil moisture in
low rainfall cropping areas, WEEDit
uses near infrared cameras to detect
and spray individual weeds and not
bare ground.
Depending on machine configuration,
it can be used for summer weed
control or in-fallow, as well as single
pass pre-emergent and knockdown
spray applications. Farmers use less
chemical, increase cost effectiveness,
make fewer passes and therefore have
the ability to minimise soil compaction.
This high return on investment supports
the use of more expensive chemicals
and mixtures to help combat weed
resistance, that were previously not
economical.
The Chicago Heights team in the
Unites States initiated the use of
personal protective equipment
(PPE) vending machines. Previously,
to help manage cost and supply,
supervisors were dispensing PPE
from locked cabinets. This was a
poor use of supervisor time and
inconvenient for operators, raising
concerns about being able to access
the correct equipment when needed.
An interdepartmental team sourced
a vendor to supply and stock
vending machines, which staff
can access at any time using
their security access cards.
Nufarm has continued to dedicate
resources towards stewardship
aimed at improving drift
management techniques. Platforms
such as the Spraywise® suite of
educational programs; CottonMap
cotton field awareness initiative
developed in conjunction with
industry in Australia; and Croplands’
nozzle selection and adjuvant
information encourage safe
crop protection application.
Croplands’ WEEDit weed targeting spray rig.
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